Sacrifices to save my family

A family left broken

Edward POV

I knew Elisabeth had left, and it broke my heart. How was I suppose to tell our family? How will they take it.? I have to tell them soon. As I walk into the living room everyone is doing there normal stuff and I take a seat at the piano. I just sat there not doing anything. When I sat at the Piano I normally play something but I can't find the right notes. The last time I played was with Elisabeth and it doesn't feel the same now. I don't know how long I have been sitting there until Esme asks me if I'm ok.

" Edward are you okay, you've been sitting there for over an hour not doing Anything." She asks

Wow An hour it doesn't feel like it. It feels like she left me years ago
I have to say something I can't just pretend.

" I'm not really alright it's just" I say

" what is it Edward" she asks

At this point the whole family are looking at me, with concern in there eyes. I have to tell them I have to, remember what Elisabeth said, she is only doing it to protect us.

" It's Elisabeth" I say

" Why what's happened is she alright," Rosalie asks

" No she is fine, well I hope she is, I don't know how to say this but she wanted me to tell you all and to give you all this." I said not knowing how they would react.

I gave them all the letters she wrote.They all took them but before they opened them I explained what happened.
" Elisabeth decided to leave us, she thought it was best and she only did it to protect us."

" How did I not see this, why didn't I see it I could have done something." Alice said
" Even if you did know, I don't think it would have mattered, Elisabeth made up her mind and I couldn't even stop her. "

We all sat their shocked and upset , one by one we all opened our letters.
My letter from Elisabeth read:

Dear Brother

You have always been there for me, even when we couldn't be together. When you died, I thought I had lost you forever but it turned out you weren't dead after all. When I first found you again, there was a lot of hectic and confusing events, like me actually being a vampire as well. Over the years following that, they have been the best years I could ever ask for. Since you taught me to write and play the piano, that is all we ever did. That is why I wrote you something, it represents all that we have been through. This isn't a goodbye I will come back soon. But for now I must leave.

I love you brother never forget that

Yours always
Elisabeth x

As I read that letter aloud, it broke my heart. Not knowing how she is and where she is, pains me. I wish I could be there with her.

The next thing I read was the song she gave to me.

Leaving you

It's pains me say this,
I've been dreading to
But now I must tell you
This terrible news

I have to leave you, I have to say goodbye
This is not the end of me and this not the end of us

I may have to leave you now but I never wanted  to
If i could  stay with you I would but now

I'm leaving you, I'm leaving home to start a new journey

I didn't do this to hurt you,
I did it to protect you
Please forgive me
I never meant to hurt  you

I'm leaving you, I'm leaving home to start a new journey

This is not a goodbye
I will return to you
Someday soon
But for now I must leave you

Promise you will move on from me
Live your life as if I was there and just live in the moment  and not in the past

I hope one day we will be back to how we were

I'm leaving you, I'm leaving home

Remember the times we had together
I won't go forever x2
I will return soon
In years I'm absent I will always think of you 
How could I ever forget you x2

I won't go forever
But for now I have to leave you
I have to leave you

I never knew she could write music, I wish she was here. I'm gonna miss her so much.

Esme's POV

Elisabeth had left. It was if I had lost my own daughter. I sat on the sofa with Carlisle, he held my hand as we both read the letters.

Dear Esme

Since we first met and we welcomed you into our family, you have always been there and played a big part in my life. I was so glad that you joined the family and actually helped me make the house more well like a home. I don't know what I would do without you. You have become like a mother to me over the years and I thank you for that. I know a lot happened to us and that a lot is changing but I want you to know, I will return and I will miss you so much.

Love Elisabeth x
As I read that letter, it made me want to cry well if we could cry.

Carlisle POV

I sat there with Esme reading what Elisabeth had written us all.

Dear Carlisle

Since the very beginning of my life I never really had a loving father, I only ever had Edward. When I first step into your family when Edward found me, you showed me that love and you cared for me. That is something I always wished I had with my father. You welcomed me into your life even when you didn't have to. You showed me that I can move on from what happened in my past and that you can start a new life. Thank you for everything you have done for me. Since our family has grown you have become so much more like a father to me and everyone who joined us has become my family. Thank you Dad. I will miss you

From Elisabeth x

As I read that last sentence it broke me, how could I be losing my daughter, she has been through so much already she doesn't need this as well. I wish I could help her and be there for her so I could take away a part of the pain, but I can't. But one thing I do know is that I will be waiting here for when she returns.

Edwards P.O.V

As we all were sitting there opening our letters I remembered that Elisabeth wanted me to give them the boxes and the frame she had. I left the room and went to go get them.

As I entered the room everyone looked at me with Curiosity in there eyes.

"Elisabeth wanted me to give you these" I said as I handed them the boxes.

Everyone took there box's and opened them.

In mine was a bracelet with our family crest on. Jasper and Emmet had the same as well. Carlisle and Esme got a set of rings with the crest on and Rosalie got a necklace and Alice a chocker. There was one last note so I read it out loud.

" I wanted you to have these as it represents our family. Even when we aren't together we will never be alone or too far away. I have one more gift to you just look at the frame."

Carlisle and Esme got up from the sofa and lent to the frame, they took off the paper and revealed what was underneath. It was amazing. It captured ever single one of us. Elisabeth had drawn a sketch of us all. That's what she must have been doing that last night with us.

( One of Elisabeth's paintings at the top)

Everyone was quite just staring at the drawing, until Carlisle spoke.

" I know the perfect place for it, right next to the painting she first did for us" he said

We all nodded and said it was a great idea.

Even though my sister is gone, there will always be a part of her with us and one day she will be with us again.